St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-29

Britain, representing landlord rule and
actuated by traditional repressive instincts
toward the masses of the people, proposes,
by penal enactment, to abolish freedom of
speech, liberty of the press, trial by jury. the
right of public meeting, the sanctuary of the
humber home, the family secret, ini-
munity of the citizen from extra
Judicial torture, oath by the landlord
magistrate, and to strangle liberty strug
CLING through the centuries of constitutional
rights in Ireland; and
Whereas, The contemplated coercion act
aimed to perpetuate landlord power and vice
regal despotism in observation-disclosures for
eign to the genius of a constitutional age
forbodes legalized reign of terror, under
which homes will be laid desolate, families
will be dispersed, and the passions of direst
despair and deepest racial hatred will be
aroused; and
Whereas, Against this insulting outrage on
Christian people the voice of Scotland,
Wales and the masses of English people
swellS the indignant protest of the Irish race;
yet the landlord Tories. needless of warning,
reckless of the rights of humanity, propose
to answer the demands for constitutional
freedom with force; and
Whereas, Exceptional crime in Ire
land not even pleaded in
justification of this contemplated abolition
of d nations rights, but, admitted not to
exist, is being rather fostered rs helpless, UNI
armed rebellion is being fomented that il may
be made pretext for yet more bloody repres-
sion by Tory government, which represent
ing the classes, mockS the masses of the gov
erned. Now, therefore be it
Resolved, By us, citizens of the United
States and of the state of Minnesota, in mass
meeting assembled, at Minneapolis, on this
2Sth day of April, \. ID. 1887, the governor of
our commonwealth in the chair, the mayor of
our city, respected representatives of all
creedS, professions, industries, and leeisla-
tive halls Estate and national) amongst us,
that being in the name of humanity appealed
to by the people of Ireland, our sympathy
goes out TO them in their gloom and threat
ened oppression, and that in the name of
liberty, enlightenment ard progress, we pro-
test indignantly against the attempted main-
tenance of undue authority by the 1nStru-
mentalities of force and baroarism.
Resolved, That in the sense of this meeting
the government of her majesty of Great
Britain, to establish a right to continued eX-
istence in Ireland. must give up the policy Of
foreign otficialiSm and domestic strife for
one of national recognition and lnterna-
tional Cancellation; that the torch. the sword
and the gibbet, provincial prejudice and re-
ligious rancor, having failed as well-trled
policy, there remains for those who would
rule the Irish people but one method yet I'M
tried in Ireland; that of government by the
people, for the people.
Resolved, Therefore, that greeting the
Greatest living English statesman, judged by
E. Gladstone, we pledge to the cause
of humanity, contained in the issue of con-
stitutional freedom for Ireland, which he adj
vocates, our resolute, answering support;
that, saluting the people of Ireland, we ask
them to take heart and hope anew from the
genius, wisdom aud union of their leaders in
the cause of patriotism; the accession to their
ranks of the Progressive party in Great
Britain; the wel-pledged support to them in
their constitutional struggle by Americans,
and the deep-felt sympathy Of mankind with
a nation which has long and nobly wrestled
with repression.
Resolved, That the chair be instructed to
forward copies of these resolutions to Mr..
Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell. and that cable
message be sent, signed by the governor of
our state aud the mayor of this city, convey
ing the sense of this meeting to the great
leaders of the Nationalist and the Liberal
parties in the British parliament.
REV. FATHER P. H. CLARKE.
AS never owed the queen of Great Britain
any allegiance, / never could renounce it,
and so l have never done so. came here
having no right except the right of posses
sion. If 1 were an Englishmun I would say
to you that you are very impertnent for in
terfer1ng il English affairs, but as an Irish
man l must say commend your spirit.
While in Ireland inside Of three months ad-
ministered the sacrament to over fifty
people whose deaths were directly or
Indirectly caused by English laws.
1t has been said that our Irish representa-
tives in congress are obstructionists, and l
hope that in every similar body there are
1rishmen who are obstructionists against
oppression Of any kind. In closing the
speaker paid high tribute to Michael Davitt
and others, whose works for Ireland had
been noted.